Checkpoint for Wednesday 17 July 2013

5:00 PM.The Conservation Minister says No to a Milford Tunnel plan. Conversations revealed between a convicted murderer and his lawyer accused of smuggling him an i-phone and cigarettes and Cuba admits being… Read moreAudio

5:49 PM.Te Arawa tribe, Ngati Makino, isn't buying the Rotorua District Council's explanation about why it hasn't started an internal inquiry in to how it deals with iwi; The media were kicked out of a hui… Read moreAudio

6:18 PM.The former head of Antarctica New Zealand says Russia may have scuttled attempts to turn the Ross Sea into the world's largest marine reserve, to protect their fishing industry elsewhere. Audio

6:49 PM.The media were kicked out of a hui about Maori education in Auckland this morning at the Education Minister's request; Te Arawa tribe, Ngati Makino, isn't buying the Rotorua District Council's… Read moreAudio